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Another Host Bites the Dust at CBC: Evan Solomon Fired for Moonlighting

by Doug MacLeod | Jun 16, 2015 | For Employers

Another Host Bites the Dust at CBC: Evan Solomon Fired for Moonlighting Last week the CBC fired another one of its high profile hosts, Evan Solomon. According to news reports, Mr. Solomon ran a part-time business in his spare time and earned income by helping an art...

Legal Shades of Grey: Are offensive statements made on personal time just cause for termination?

by Doug MacLeod | Jun 2, 2015 | For Employers

Legal Shades of Grey: Are offensive statements made on personal time just cause for termination? Hydro One Employee Terminated for Making Sexist Statement to a TV Reporter Shawn Simoes who worked as an engineer for Hydro One was recently terminated when his employer...

Employee Terminations: How Employment Contracts and Legal Consultation Prevent Legal Fires

by Doug MacLeod | May 18, 2015 | For Employers

Employee Terminations: How Employment Contracts and Legal Consultation Prevent Legal Fires I strongly recommend that employers require all new employees to sign an employment contract with a termination clause. As a result, the employer knows how much it will cost to...

Wrongful Dismissal: Recent Decisions Made by Summary Judgment Motion

by Doug MacLeod | Apr 21, 2015 | For Employers

Wrongful Dismissal: Recent Decisions Made by Summary Judgment Motion Last year I wrote a blog entitled, “Wrongful Dismissal Law: Summary Judgment Motions – The Way of the Future”. This blog introduced some important facts about summary judgment motions such as when...

Supreme Court of Canada Update: Administrative Suspension = Constructive Dismissal

by Doug MacLeod | Apr 8, 2015 | For Employers

Supreme Court of Canada Update: Administrative Suspension = Constructive Dismissal On March 6, 2015 the Supreme Court of Canada released its decision Potter v. New Brunswick Legal Aid Services Commission. The Facts David Potter signed a seven year contract to work as...

OHSA Update: The Cost of Firing an Employee for Filing a Complaint with the Ministry of Labour Just Went Up

by Doug MacLeod | Apr 7, 2015 | For Employers

OHSA Update: The Cost of Firing an Employee for Filing a Complaint with the Ministry of Labour Just Went Up Each year in Ontario, over 10,000 workers file a claim with the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) because they’ve been injured on the job to the...

Turning the Page and Upping the Wage: Some Changes to the Employment Standards Act

by Doug MacLeod | Feb 10, 2015 | For Employers

Turning the Page and Upping the Wage: Some Changes to the Employment Standards Act Bill 18, the Stronger Workplaces for a Stronger Economy Act, 2014 received Royal Assent last year but certain sections did not take effect immediately. Schedule 2 of Bill 18 sets out...

The Cost Of Terminating an Employee Who Has Recently Returned to Work Following a Pregnancy Leave

by Doug MacLeod | Jan 27, 2015 | For Employers

The Cost Of Terminating an Employee Who Has Recently Returned to Work Following a Pregnancy Leave Pregnant employees have special rights under the Employment Standards Act and the Human Rights Code. And most judges are sympathetic to the problems that women face when...

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Another Host Bites the Dust at CBC: Evan Solomon Fired for Moonlighting

Legal Shades of Grey: Are offensive statements made on personal time just cause for termination?

Employee Terminations: How Employment Contracts and Legal Consultation Prevent Legal Fires

Wrongful Dismissal: Recent Decisions Made by Summary Judgment Motion

Supreme Court of Canada Update: Administrative Suspension = Constructive Dismissal

OHSA Update: The Cost of Firing an Employee for Filing a Complaint with the Ministry of Labour Just Went Up

Turning the Page and Upping the Wage: Some Changes to the Employment Standards Act

The Cost Of Terminating an Employee Who Has Recently Returned to Work Following a Pregnancy Leave

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